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United Kingdom
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Persons
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- standard: output data for a single date or range of dates
- average data over a specified period
- change between two dates
Keywords
Claimants,JSA,Occupation
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A quarterly count of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants analysed by their sought and usual occupation.Explore in depth
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occupation (485 categories)
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- 000 : No Previous Occupation
- 001 : Occupation Unknown
- 100 : General administrators; NG
- 101 : General managers; large companies etc
- 102 : Local government officers
- 103 : General administrators; NG
- 110 : Production, works/maintenance managers
- 111 : Managers:building/contracting
- 112 : Clerks of works
- 113 : Managers:mining/energy industries
- 120 : Treasurers/company financial managers
- 121 : Marketing/sales managers
- 122 : Purchasing managers
- 123 : Advertising/public relations managers
- 124 : Personnel, training/industrial relations
- 125 : Organisation/methods/work study managers
- 126 : Computer systems/DP managers
- 127 : Company secretaries
- 130 : Credit controllers
- 131 : Bank/Building Society/Post Office
- 132 : Civil Service executive officers
- 139 : Other financial institution/office nec
- 140 : Transport managers
- 141 : Stores controllers
- 142 : Managers:warehousing/other materials
- 150 : Officers:UK armed forces
- 151 : Officers:foreign/Commonwealth forces
- 152 : Police officers (inspector/above)
- 153 : Fire service (station officer/above)
- 154 : Prison officers (principal officer/above
- 155 : Customs/excise, immigration service
- 190 : Officials of trade associations, etc
- 191 : Registrars educational establishments
- 199 : Other managers/administrators nec
- 160 : Farm owners/managers, horticulturists
- 169 : Other managers:farming/forestry/fishing
- 170 : Property/estate managers
- 171 : Garage managers/proprietors
- 172 : Hairdressers',etc managers/proprietors
- 173 : Hotel/accommodation managers
- 174 : Restaurant/catering managers
- 175 : Publicans, innkeepers/club stewards
- 176 : Entertainment/sports managers
- 177 : Travel agency managers
- 178 : Managers,etc of butchers/fishmongers
- 179 : Managers,etc: service industries nec
- 200 : Chemists
- 201 : Biological scientists/biochemists
- 202 : Physicists, geologists/meteorologists
- 209 : Other natural scientists nec
- 210 : Civil, etc,mining/quarrying engineers
- 211 : Mechanical engineers
- 212 : Electrical engineers
- 213 : Electronic engineers
- 214 : Software engineers
- 215 : Chemical engineers
- 216 : Design/development engineers
- 217 : Process/production engineers
- 218 : Planning/quality control engineers
- 219 : Other engineers/technologists nec
- 220 : Medical practitioners
- 221 : Pharmacists/pharmacologists
- 222 : Ophthalmic opticians
- 223 : Dental practitioners
- 224 : Veterinarians
- 230 : University/polytechnic professionals
- 231 : Higher/further education professionals
- 232 : Education officers, school inspectors
- 233 : Secondary education professionals
- 234 : Primary education teaching professionals
- 235 : Special education professionals
- 239 : Other teaching professionals nec
- 240 : Judges/officers of the Court
- 241 : Barristers/advocates
- 242 : Solicitors
- 250 : Chartered/certified accountants
- 251 : Management accountants
- 252 : Actuaries, economists/statisticians
- 253 : Management consultants/business analysts
- 260 : Architects
- 261 : Town planners
- 262 : Building, land, mining,etc surveyors
- 270 : Librarians
- 271 : Archivists/curators
- 290 : Psychologists
- 291 : Other social/behavioural scientists
- 292 : Clergy
- 293 : Social workers, probation officers
- 300 : Laboratory technicians
- 301 : Engineering technicians
- 302 : Electrical/electronic technicians
- 303 : Architectural/town planning technicians
- 304 : Building/civil engineering technicians
- 309 : Other scientific technicians nec
- 310 : Draughtspersons
- 311 : Building inspectors
- 312 : Quantity surveyors
- 313 : Marine, insurance/other surveyors
- 320 : Computer analyst/programmers
- 340 : Nurses
- 341 : Midwives
- 342 : Medical radiographers
- 343 : Physiotherapists
- 344 : Chiropodists
- 345 : Dispensing opticians
- 346 : Medical technicians, dental auxiliaries
- 347 : Occupational/speech therapists nec
- 348 : Environmental health officers
- 349 : Other health associate professionals nec
- 330 : Air traffic planners/controllers
- 331 : Aircraft flight deck officers
- 332 : Ship/hovercraft officers
- 350 : Legal service/related occupations
- 360 : Estimators, valuers
- 361 : Underwriters, claims assessors, etc
- 362 : Taxation experts
- 363 : Personnel/industrial relations officers
- 364 : Organisation/methods/work study officers
- 370 : Matrons, houseparents
- 371 : Welfare, community/youth workers
- 380 : Authors, writers, journalists
- 381 : Artists, commercial artists, etc
- 382 : Industrial designers
- 383 : Clothing designers
- 384 : Actors, stage managers, etc
- 385 : Musicians
- 386 : Photographers, camera, sound/video etc
- 387 : Professional athletes, sports officials
- 390 : Information officers
- 391 : Vocational/industrial trainers
- 392 : Careers advisers/vocational guidance
- 393 : Driving instructors (excluding HGV)
- 394 : Inspectors factories, trading standards
- 395 : Other statutory/similar inspectors nec
- 396 : Occupational hygienists/safety officers
- 399 : Other associate professional/technical
- 400 : Civil Service admin officers/assistants
- 401 : Local government officers/assistants
- 410 : Accounts/wages clerks, book-keepers, etc
- 411 : Counter clerks/cashiers
- 412 : Debt, rent/other cash collectors
- 420 : Filing, computer/other records clerks
- 421 : Library assistants/clerks
- 430 : Clerks (nos)
- 440 : Stores, despatch/production clerks
- 441 : Storekeepers/warehousemen/women
- 490 : Computer operators, DP operators, etc
- 491 : Tracers, drawing office assistants
- 450 : Medical secretaries
- 451 : Legal secretaries
- 452 : Typists/word processor operators
- 459 : Other secretaries, typists, etc nec
- 460 : Receptionists
- 461 : Receptionist/telephonists
- 462 : Telephone operators
- 463 : Radio/telegraph operators, etc
- 500 : Bricklayers, masons
- 501 : Roofers, slaters, tilers, sheeters, etc
- 502 : Plasterers
- 503 : Glaziers
- 504 : Builders, building contractors
- 505 : Scaffolders, stagers, steeplejacks, etc
- 506 : Floorers, floor coverers, etc
- 507 : Painters/decorators
- 509 : Other construction trades nec
- 510 : Centre, turret/other lathe setters etc
- 511 : Boring/drilling machine setters etc
- 512 : Grinding machine setters/operators
- 513 : Milling machine setters/operators
- 514 : Press setters/setter-operators
- 515 : Tool makers, tool fitters/markers-out
- 516 : Metal working fitters
- 517 : Precision instrument makers/repairers
- 518 : Goldsmiths, etc, precious stone workers
- 519 : Other machine tool setters/operators nec
- 520 : Production fitter(electrical/electronic)
- 521 : Electricians, electrical fitters
- 522 : Electrical engineers (not professional)
- 523 : Telephone fitters
- 524 : Cable jointers, lines repairers
- 525 : Radio, TV/video engineers
- 526 : Computer engineers
- 529 : Other electrical/electronic trades nec
- 530 : Smiths/forge workers
- 531 : Moulders, core makers, die casters
- 532 : Plumbers, heating/ventilating engineers
- 533 : Sheet metal workers
- 534 : Metal plate workers, shipwrights, etc
- 535 : Steel erectors
- 536 : Barbenders, steel fixers
- 537 : Welding trades
- 540 : Motor mechanics, auto engineers
- 541 : Coach/vehicle body builders
- 542 : Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters
- 543 : Auto electricians
- 544 : Tyre/exhaust fitters
- 550 : Weavers
- 551 : Knitters
- 552 : Warp preparers, etc, dyers/finishers
- 553 : Sewing machinists, darners/embroiderers
- 554 : Coach trimmers, etc, mattress makers
- 555 : Shoe repairers, leather cutters/sewers
- 556 : Tailors/dressmakers
- 557 : Clothing cutters, milliners, furriers
- 559 : Other textiles, garments/etc nec
- 560 : Originators, compositors/print preparers
- 561 : Printers
- 562 : Bookbinders/print finishers
- 563 : Screen printers
- 569 : Other printing/related trades nec
- 570 : Carpenters/joiners
- 571 : Cabinet makers
- 572 : Case/box makers
- 573 : Pattern makers (moulds)
- 579 : Other woodworking trades nec
- 580 : Bakers, flour confectioners
- 581 : Butchers, meat cutters
- 582 : Fishmongers, poultry dressers
- 590 : Glass product/ceramics makers
- 591 : Glass product/ceramics finishers/etc
- 592 : Dental technicians
- 593 : Musical instrument makers, piano tuners
- 594 : Gardeners, groundsmen/groundswomen
- 595 : Horticultural trades
- 596 : Coach painters, other spray painters
- 597 : Face trained coalmining workers, etc
- 598 : Office machinery mechanics
- 599 : Other craft/related occupations nec
- 600 : NCOs/other ranks, UK armed forces
- 601 : NCOs/other foreign/Commonwealth forces
- 610 : Police officers (sergeant/below)
- 611 : Fire service officers
- 612 : Prison service officers
- 613 : Customs/excise/immigration officers
- 614 : Traffic wardens
- 615 : Security guards/related occupations
- 619 : Other security/protective service nec
- 620 : Chefs, cooks
- 621 : Waiters, waitresses
- 622 : Bar staff
- 630 : Travel/flight attendants
- 631 : Railway station staff
- 640 : Assistant nurses, nursing auxiliaries
- 641 : Hospital ward assistants
- 642 : Ambulance staff
- 643 : Dental nurses
- 644 : Care assistants/attendants
- 650 : Nursery nurses
- 651 : Playgroup leaders
- 652 : Educational assistants
- 659 : Other childcare/related occupations nec
- 660 : Hairdressers, barbers
- 661 : Beauticians/related occupations
- 670 : Domestic housekeepers/etc occupations
- 671 : Housekeepers (non-domestic)
- 672 : Caretakers
- 673 : Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers
- 690 : Undertakers
- 691 : Bookmakers
- 699 : Other personal/protective service nec
- 700 : Buyers (retail trade)
- 701 : Buyers/purchasing officers (not retail)
- 702 : Importers/exporters
- 703 : Air, commodity/ship brokers
- 710 : Technical/wholesale sales reps
- 719 : Other sales representatives nec
- 720 : Sales assistants
- 721 : Retail cash desk/check-out operators
- 722 : Petrol pump forecourt attendants
- 730 : Collector salespersons/credit agents
- 731 : Roundsmen/women/van salespersons
- 732 : Market/street traders/assistants
- 733 : Scrap dealers, scrap metal merchants
- 790 : Merchandisers
- 791 : Window dressers, floral arrangers
- 792 : Telephone salespersons
- 800 : Bakery/confectionery process operatives
- 801 : Brewery/vinery process operatives
- 802 : Tobacco process operatives
- 809 : Other food, drink/tobacco process nec
- 810 : Tannery production operatives
- 811 : Preparatory fibre processors
- 812 : Spinners, doublers, twisters
- 813 : Winders, reelers
- 814 : Other textiles processing operatives
- 820 : Chemical/gas/etc process operatives
- 821 : Paper, wood/related process operatives
- 822 : Cutting/slitting machine operatives
- 823 : Glass/ceramics furnace operatives, etc
- 824 : Rubber process operatives/tyre builders
- 825 : Plastics process operatives, etc
- 826 : Synthetic fibre makers
- 829 : Other chemicals, paper, plastics,etc nec
- 830 : Furnace operatives (metal)
- 831 : Metal drawers
- 832 : Rollers
- 833 : Annealers, hardeners, temperers (metal)
- 834 : Electroplaters, galvanisers, etc
- 839 : Other metal making/etc operatives nec
- 840 : Machine tool operatives
- 841 : Press stamping/automatic operatives
- 842 : Metal polishers
- 843 : Metal dressing operatives
- 844 : Shot blasters
- 850 : Assemblers/etc (electrical/electronic)
- 851 : Assemblers/etc (vehicles/other metal)
- 859 : Other assemblers/lineworkers nec
- 860 : Inspectors, viewers/testers (metal/elec)
- 861 : Inspectors,etc(other manufactured goods)
- 862 : Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers
- 863 : Weighers, graders, sorters
- 864 : Routine laboratory testers
- 869 : Other routine process operatives nec
- 890 : Washers, screeners/crushers:mines/etc
- 891 : Printing machine minders/assistants
- 892 : Water/sewerage plant attendants
- 893 : Electrical, energy, boiler/related plant
- 894 : Oilers, greasers, lubricators
- 895 : Mains/service pipe layers, pipe jointers
- 896 : Construction/related operatives
- 897 : Woodworking machine operatives
- 898 : Mine (excluding coal)/quarry workers
- 899 : Other plant/machine operatives nec
- 870 : Bus inspectors
- 871 : Road transport inspectors/etc
- 872 : Drivers of road goods vehicles
- 873 : Bus/coach drivers
- 874 : Taxi, cab drivers/chauffeurs
- 875 : Bus conductors
- 880 : Seafarers (merchant);barge, operatives
- 881 : Rail transport inspectors, supervisors
- 882 : Rail engine drivers/assistants
- 883 : Rail signal operatives/crossing keepers
- 884 : Shunters/points operatives
- 885 : Mechanical plant drivers/operatives
- 886 : Crane drivers
- 887 : Fork lift/mechanical truck drivers
- 889 : Other transport/machinery operatives nec
- 900 : Farm workers
- 901 : Agricultural machinery drivers/operative
- 902 : All other occupations:farming/related
- 903 : Fishing/related workers
- 904 : Forestry workers
- 910 : Coal mine labourers
- 911 : Labourers:foundries
- 912 : Labourers:engineering/allied trades
- 913 : Mates metal/electrical/related fitters
- 919 : Other labourers:making/processing nec
- 920 : Mates to woodworking trades workers
- 921 : Mates to building trades workers
- 922 : Rail construction/maintenance workers
- 923 : Road construction/maintenance workers
- 924 : Paviors, kerb layers
- 929 : Other building/civil engin labourers nec
- 930 : Stevedores, dockers
- 931 : Goods porters
- 932 : Slingers
- 933 : Refuse/salvage collectors
- 934 : Driver's mates
- 940 : Postal workers, mail sorters
- 941 : Messengers, couriers
- 950 : Hospital porters
- 951 : Hotel porters
- 952 : Kitchen porters, hands
- 953 : Counterhands, catering assistants
- 954 : Shelf fillers
- 955 : Lift/car park attendants
- 956 : Window cleaners
- 957 : Road sweepers
- 958 : Cleaners, domestics
- 959 : Other occupations:sales/services nec
- 990 : All other labourers/related workers
- 999 : All others:miscellaneous occupations nec
- 00 : No Previous/Unknown Occupations
- 10 : General Managers/Administrators
- 11 : Production Managers:Manuf,Cons, etc
- 12 : Specialist Managers
- 13 : Financial Institution/Office Managers
- 14 : Managers:Transport/Storing
- 15 : Protective Service Officers
- 19 : Managers/Administrators nec
- 16 : Managers:Farming, Forestry/Fishing
- 17 : Managers/Proprietors:Service Industries
- 20 : Natural Scientists
- 21 : Engineers/Technologists
- 22 : Health Professionals
- 23 : Teaching Professionals
- 24 : Legal Professionals
- 25 : Business/Financial Professionals
- 26 : Architects, Town Planners/Surveyors
- 27 : Librarians/Related Professionals
- 29 : Professional Occupations nec
- 30 : Scientific technicians
- 31 : Draughtspersons,Quantity/other Surveyors
- 32 : Computer Analyst/Programmers
- 34 : Health Associate Professionals
- 33 : Ship/Aircraft Officers, Air Traffic etc
- 35 : Legal Associate Professionals
- 36 : Business/Financial Associate Profs
- 37 : Social Welfare Associate Professionals
- 38 : Literary, Artistic/Sports Professionals
- 39 : Associate Professional/Technical nec
- 40 : Administrative/Clerical Officers/etc
- 41 : Numerical Clerks/Cashiers
- 42 : Filing/Records Clerks
- 43 : Clerks (not otherwise specified)
- 44 : Stores/Despatch Clerks, Storekeepers
- 49 : Clerical/Secretarial Occupations nec
- 45 : Secretaries, Personal Assistants, etc
- 46 : Receptionists, Telephonists/Related
- 50 : Construction Trades
- 51 : Metal Machining,etc/Instrument Trades
- 52 : Electrical/Electronic Trades
- 53 : Metal Forming, Welding/Related Trades
- 54 : Vehicle Trades
- 55 : Textiles, Garments/Related Trades
- 56 : Printing/Related Trades
- 57 : Woodworking Trades
- 58 : Food Preparation Trades
- 59 : Other Craft/Related Occupations nec
- 60 : NCOs/Other Ranks, Armed Forces
- 61 : Security/Protective Service Occupations
- 62 : Catering Occupations
- 63 : Travel Attendants/Related Occupations
- 64 : Health/Related Occupations
- 65 : Childcare/Related Occupations
- 66 : Hairdressers, Beauticians/Related
- 67 : Domestic Staff/Related Occupations
- 69 : Personal/Protective Service nec
- 70 : Buyers, Brokers/Related Agents
- 71 : Sales Representatives
- 72 : Sales Assistants/Check-out Operators
- 73 : Mobile, Market/Door-to-door Salespersons
- 79 : Sales Occupations nec
- 80 : Food, Drink/Tobacco Process Operatives
- 81 : Textiles/Tannery Process Operatives
- 82 : Chemicals, Plastics/Related Process
- 83 : Metal Making/Treating Process Operatives
- 84 : Metal Working Process Operatives
- 85 : Assemblers/Lineworkers
- 86 : Other Routine Process Operatives
- 89 : Plant/Machine Operatives nec
- 87 : Road Transport Operatives
- 88 : Other Transport/Machinery Operatives
- 90 : Other Occupations:Agric/Forestry/Fishing
- 91 : Other Occupations:Mining/Manufacturing
- 92 : Other Occupations:Construction
- 93 : Other Occupations:Transport
- 94 : Other Occupations:Communication
- 95 : Other Occupations:Sales/Services
- 99 : Other Occupations nec
- 23 : No Previous/Unknown Occupations
- 1 : Corporate Managers/Administrators
- 2 : Managers/Proprieters:Agric/Services
- 3 : Science/Engineering Professionals
- 4 : Health Professionals
- 5 : Teaching Professionals
- 6 : Other Professional Occupations
- 7 : Science/Engineering Associate Profs
- 8 : Health Associate Professionals
- 9 : Other Associate Prof Occupations
- 10 : Clerical Occupations
- 11 : Secretarial Occupations
- 12 : Skilled Construction Trades
- 13 : Skilled Engineering Trades
- 14 : Other Skilled Trades
- 15 : Protective Service Occupations
- 16 : Personal Service Occupations
- 17 : Buyers, Brokers/Sales Representatives
- 18 : Other Sales Occupations
- 19 : Industrial Plant/Machine Operators, etc
- 20 : Drivers/Mobile Machine Operators
- 21 : Other Occupations:Agric/Forestry/Fishing
- 22 : Other Elementary Occupations
- 0 : No Previous/Unknown Occupations
- 1 : Managers/Administrators
- 2 : Professional Occupations
- 3 : Associate Professional/Technical
- 4 : Clerical/Secretarial Occupations
- 5 : Craft/Related Occupations
- 6 : Personal/Protective Service Occupations
- 7 : Sales Occupations
- 8 : Plant/Machine Operatives
- 9 : Other Occupations
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